Creative Marketing Assistant

About the role

Alderwood Creative is a small, full-service marketing agency that partners with nonprofits, small businesses, and organizations throughout East Tennessee and beyond. Because we're a small team, everyone plays an important role. You'll have the opportunity to contribute to real client work from day one while collaborating with experienced marketers, strategists, and creatives. Every day looks a little different—one morning you might be designing social media graphics for a nonprofit, while the afternoon is spent preparing artwork for print, mocking up a new website in Figma, or helping develop a brand for a new business.

This opportunity is designed to give you hands-on experience inside a full-service marketing agency. You’ll collaborate with our team, contribute creative ideas, and help bring client projects to life from concept to final production. You'll work directly with multiple members of our team, helping move projects from concept through production while learning how a marketing agency balances creativity, deadlines, and client relationships. We believe some of the best learning comes from doing. You’ll have the opportunity to build your portfolio while gaining experience with the day-to-day pace, priorities, and problem-solving that come with agency life.

Responsibilities

• Social media graphics
• Social media Reels and short-form video content
• Website mockups and page layouts (including Figma)
• Event posters and flyers
• Business forms and marketing collateral
• Booklets and multi-page publications
• Event signage and displays
• Brand development and logo concepts
• Email templates
• General creative support across a variety of client projects
• Resize and adapt creative for multiple platforms
• Prepare print-ready artwork and production files
• Update existing client materials and templates
• Assist with photography selection and asset organization

You’ll also have opportunities to sit in on brainstorming sessions, client meetings, and project planning discussions to see how creative work fits into the larger marketing strategy.

Opportunities to Explore

If you're interested in expanding beyond design, you'll also have opportunities to gain experience with:

• Social media management
• Email marketing
• Paid digital advertising
• Marketing strategy and campaign planning

These aren’t required parts of the role, but they’re available if you’d like to broaden your experience and learn more about the marketing industry.

Schedule

Approximately 20 hours per week, with Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday availability preferred. Additional hours available based on workload, including weekends (with advance notice). In-office position in Knoxville's 4th & Gill neighborhood.

What Success Looks Like

• You're comfortable juggling several projects at once.
• You pay attention to the small details that others often miss.
• You communicate clearly and aren't afraid to ask questions.
• You enjoy both creative thinking and production work.
• You can take feedback and use it to improve.
• You take ownership of your work and follow projects through to completion.

Requirements

• Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop
• Figma
• Canva
• Basic video editing
• WordPress experience is a plus

What You'll Gain

• A portfolio of real client work
• Experience working in a fast-paced agency environment
• Exposure to both print and digital marketing projects
• An understanding of creative workflows from concept through production
• Experience collaborating with marketing professionals across multiple disciplines

This opportunity is a great fit for someone who enjoys variety, likes solving creative problems, and wants to leave with more than just design samples. Our goal is for you to gain confidence working in an agency environment while building a portfolio you're proud of.